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View Poll Results: What do you think when you see someone with huge holes in their ears?

Re: What do you think when you see a guy with 1 inch holes in each ear?

Originally Posted by SgtRock

The company I work for recently interviewed a guy for a decent paying salaried position. This guy was highly qualified and very intelligent. At least my boss who conducted the interview thought so. He recommended him for the position. Well they called him in for a second interview by two of the engineers in charge of our department. They where also impressed by his credentials except for one huge problem. The huge holes in his ears, his ear lobes were sagging and he had holes in his face from multiple piercings. He did not get the job. Not because they didn't like his earholes but because it was against company policy. They could not hire him and my boss knew it when he recommended him. He wanted them to see that we were missing out on an excellent opportunity in hopes that it would be a catalyst for changing company policy.

Meh, why should I have to look at a freakshow when I go to work everyday?......

Re: What do you think when you see a guy with 1 inch holes in each ear?

Originally Posted by Partisan

Meh, why should I have to look at a freakshow when I go to work everyday?....

I'm sure that's what everyone thinks when they see you.

ZING!!!!

Originally Posted by SgtRock

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The company I work for recently interviewed a guy for a decent paying salaried position. This guy was highly qualified and very intelligent. At least my boss who conducted the interview thought so. He recommended him for the position. Well they called him in for a second interview by two of the engineers in charge of our department. They where also impressed by his credentials except for one huge problem. The huge holes in his ears, his ear lobes were sagging and he had holes in his face from multiple piercings. He did not get the job. Not because they didn't like his earholes but because it was against company policy. They could not hire him and my boss knew it when he recommended him. He wanted them to see that we were missing out on an excellent opportunity in hopes that it would be a catalyst for changing company policy.

Well that's just stupid. Anyone that goes into an interview with the hopes of "being a catalyst for changing company policy" doesn't deserve the job; the interview is about getting a job, not taking a moral stance.

Originally Posted by new coup for you

In an increasing numbers of industries- and not just service industries- moderate body modification is well tolerated.

I think some of you guys who responded with variations on "he must be unemployed" must live in some pretty sheltered places. I know lots of people with all kinds of tattoos and piercings and crap and while many of them do work in kitchens almost as many are employed in professional settings.

There's lots of very talented people who work at non-profit organizations and small creativity oriented businesses (graphic design firms, video editing studios, etc.) that could probably make more money at more mainstream businesses but choose not too so that they can pursue a lifestyle more comfortable to them.

The joke is on big stiff corporations because their smaller competitors are getting just as good (and sometimes better) work out of people for less money, and all they have to do is tolerate some nose rings.

My roommate manages multiple restaurants and makes 60k a year and has so many tattoos that she's been on the cover of tattoo magazines. Sometimes I think in big cities it's almost a disadvantage to not have lots of mods.

This is completely true. Outside of white collar jobs these things are pretty well tolerated.

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Re: What do you think when you see a guy with 1 inch holes in each ear?

=Khayembii Communique;1058608415]I'm sure that's what everyone thinks when they see you.

ZING!!!!

They can think it all they want, but....
Since I'm the boss they had better not say it.......

Well that's just stupid. Anyone that goes into an interview with the hopes of "being a catalyst for changing company policy" doesn't deserve the job; the interview is about getting a job, not taking a moral stance.

I agree, but generally these types need to make a 'statement'.......

This is completely true. Outside of white collar jobs these things are pretty well tolerated.